whats a good age to start potty train?

94kristen20

Is it to early to start potty train at 18 months?

94kristen20

He knows when he going. He hold his diaper when he trying to poop.

EntropicEpona

If he's showing signs of readiness, now is a great time to start!

momtosam

Depends on your child. Our son is in the midst of potty training and he will be 3 in January. He also has some developmental delays, so potty training was not a priority. We are only doing it because he showed interest and is pretty much doing it all on his own. I now just prompt him to go every hour or two. I know kids that have been trained at 18 months though. 

TBsquared

When your child is ready , for us that was 2 years old

Hawk&Eye

I think you should start encouraging it now. Once they get used to diapers, it's like years before they'll use the potty.

I joke, but my 3 year old still refuses to go #2 in the potty. I don't think pushing is good, but maybe I should have done some light tapping just a tad earlier.

scubakate

I was 18 months and my brother was 20 months when we were fully potty trained.  I have a friend with a 4yo who is just now getting the hang of it.  It depends on the kid and the consistency of the parenting I think.

CamoBride2010

DD showed an interest in the potty around 18 months but it quickly faded. I didn't push because I didn't think she was really ready ( she didn't seem to know when she had to go). Now she's 2 and seems to have a better idea when she needs to go. I'm not pushing the issue but I've definitely been asking her if she has to go and when she says yes we run like heck to the potty!

Pintobean39

My oldest son showed interest at 18 months so we got a potty and bought big boy underwear. He had more accidents than not. I went back to the diapers. 2 months later he trained himself basically. When they are ready it's easy. It all depends on the child.

annerz22

It really depends on the kid. DS is 2.5 yo and just starting to show interest. I think we will wait another month or two before we try when he really seems ready. He's in daycare 2-3 days a week and they have said he couldn't care less about the potty at school.

Boys tend to be a bit later with potty training. But for most kids, once they are ready they will train rather quickly. That's why we plan to wait, I just know it'll be a battle with him right now and he just isn't ready.

emi619

Pintobean39 said:

My oldest son showed interest at 18 months so we got a potty and bought big boy underwear. He had more accidents than not. I went back to the diapers. 2 months later he trained himself basically. When they are ready it's easy. It all depends on the child.

This exactly. We tried around 18 mths with DD because she was showing interest. We bought her cloth trainers and encouraged her to go. She burned out. 3 months later we tried again and she was day and night trained in 2 days. She was definitely ready, much more verbal, and pretty much trained herself.

MAdams728

DD is 18 months and we just bought her a potty. She tells me when she is going to poop, but she is not ready to use it yet. Right now we are just encouraging her to sit on it when we are using the bathroom. Our Pedi told us that even if she trains before the baby comes in May (she will be 2 in May, as well), she will probably regress a bit.

willadieselstm

My DS is 2.5 and we have tried a few times.. failed pretty miserably, and gone back to diapers for  a few weeks and then try again.   This last time we actually tried big boy underwear, but... then he peed all over the couch, and he was more upset about it than I was.  So diapers for about another month, and we will try again.  I am trying the potty chart/stickers but so far no dice.

vballgirl78

DD will be 3 in January and we have been doing a little here and there. She is showing some readiness but not 100%. We are hoping to really try working on it over the holidays when DH and I are both home so we can be really consistent with it.

I agree with others though.... There is not right age to start. Wait until they are ready or its gonna be a struggle.

lgsdesigner

I started my son at 16 months because he was interested, and was fully trained by 20 months. So no...18 months is not too early. Just make sure they are ready!

OnceInLoveWithAmy

oh look... OP does know how to post about a different topic

(i'm in a grudge holding mood today.)

bubear

My DS started to show interest at 16 months. We don't push him, and let him take the lead in this. We do however consequently act on it when he says he needs to go. It makes for many "useless" trips to the toilet (we train with a toilet seat kids rather than a potty, but that's just personal choice), but he is getting the hang of it by now! (20 months)